'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' - A powerful comedy of community
Nov 19, 2024 · Laughter and tears, insult and injury; motherhood, sisterhood and the lifeblood of a neighborhood is all in a day’s work at Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, the eponymous Harlem salon of Jocelyn Bioh’s piquant microcosmic comedy, now at Berkeley Repertory.
Bay Area Reporter
In several weeks gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman will know if he will wield the gavel at Board of Supervisors meetings during his remaining two years representing the city's LGBTQ Castro district and adjacent neighborhoods at City Hall.
Lesbian CA legislator's out sister aims to succeed her in …
Dec 21, 2022 · In what would be a first for the California Legislature, a lesbian member of the Assembly could be succeeded by her out sister come 2024. And depending on the outcome of that year's legislative races, they could become the …
Gay sex venues return - Bay Area Reporter
Jun 23, 2021 · Patrons showing up to take a dip in the hot tub or sweat in the saunas of Steamworks Baths in Berkeley last weekend may have seen something they haven’t witnessed in a while — long lines of men stretching out the door.
Obituaries News - Bay Area Reporter
News Is Out, a collaboration of six LGBTQ+ media representing more than 250 collective years of experience covering the community, is launching the first Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 during LGBTQ History Month.
Arthur Bresson, Jr.'s early erotic films stream on PinkLabel.TV
Jul 20, 2020 · Before he directed ’Buddies,’ the first AIDS-themed gay feature film, filmmaker Arthur Bresson, Jr.’s early films documented Gay Freedom Day parades and idealized sexuality in San Francisco’s 1970s.
Doors to Bay Area gay sex venues swing open
Jun 2, 2021 · Bay Area gay sex venues are welcoming back patrons as the region reopens up after over a year of lockdowns due to the COVID pandemic. Eros, a gay sex club on San Francisco's Market Street, has been open since May 20.
Barbados elects pro-LGBT female prime minister - Bay Area Reporter
May 30, 2018 · Barbados last week elected its first female prime minister, who is also pro-LGBT, in a landslide victory. Mia Mottley will lead the Caribbean island country, and her party, the Barbados Labour Party, took all of the seats in parliament.
The vampire's closet: 'Dark Shadows' star Jonathan Frid in new ...
Oct 26, 2021 · A new documentary recalls the life and career of Jonathan Frid, the actor who played Barnabas Collins, a 175-year-old guilt -ridden vampire on Dark Shadows, the horror-themed daytime soap opera that became enormously popular during the late 1960s.. Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story examines not only the actor's work on the series, but also his many appearances on stage as a ...
Fate of gay bathhouse chain Steamworks hangs in balance amid …
Jun 21, 2023 · The fate of the Steamworks Baths chain hangs in the balance, as two companies with ownership stakes duke it out in a court battle that includes allegations of impersonation, attempted poisoning, and requested drug delivery.